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A Writer's Dictionary:

plump for something or someone Definition


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plump2 (colloq)
verb
    tr & intr
    plumped, plumping
    1. To put down, drop, fall or sit heavily.
      Form: plump down (sometimes)
      Form: plump something down
noun
    1. A sudden heavy fall or the sound this makes.
adverb
    1. Suddenly; with a plump.
    2. Directly.
      Example: The fly landed plump in the middle of my soup
    3. In a blunt or direct way. Also as adj.
Etymology: 14c: imitating the sound made.

Phrasal Verb: plump for something or someone
    To decide on or choose them; to make a decision in their favour.


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